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hi All
i don't know if this is the right forum but i recently bought oak wood from craiglist and i left it outside cover
i opened it and i found out some board has these kind of holes (see pic) is it an insect hole ?
maybe carpenter bee ?
if so what to do with it
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thanks for help
Sagi
The small hole looks like borer damage.
If it’s active there will be some sawdust evidence.
What ever it is, the inside of the hole looks black, like it has been there a long time. That is, it doesn't look like it is currently-active bug damage.
I agree with Jamie; those holes were there when you bought the lumber. Cut around them or use a filler if you can't. I wouldn't be concerned with insects still being present.
John
Those are borer / worm holes, and they are not uncommon in both red and white oak. They tend to bore in the wood while it is still in tree form, and leave after it's milled and dried.
I would not worry about an active infestation.
thanks for all the answers. I went over the pile in i definitely found something dead there see attached pic
Was that laying on top of the boards or did you dig it out of the holes?
John
i dig it from the hole
Sagi
I think it is safe to assume the insects were in the tree. The holes were there when the boards were sawn. There are plenty of parts in furniture that do not require large clear boards. Take parts from the surrounding stock. Once I learned to visualize parts I would get from a board as opposed to thinking "look at that great looking board" I found my material easier to select and sometimes more cost effective too.
thanks glenn
it is going to be a workbench so no need be clear or clean :)
sagi
OK, that's good. You found the culprit who made that hole. No cause for worry.Quote:
Originally Posted by sagi zohar
John
We will not forget about the bench Sagi. You now owe us photos of the bench-in-progress.
David,
working on it :) it is hard work
defiantly will put pics.
i am planing to build something like Wood by Wright bench
Sagi